How Alamance County lawmakers voted this week

By Times-News

Published: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 09:47 AM.

HB 917 — Dublin Peanut Festival: Adopts the Dublin Peanut Festival in Bladen County as the state official peanut festival. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

SB 189 — Home School Definition: Redefines “home school” as a nonpublic school in which not more than two families or households receive academic instruction from parents or legal guardians, or a member of either household and where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort. Adopted 109-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

How Alamance County’s delegation to the N.C. General Assembly voted the week ending May 24.

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HB 241 — Blue Monday Shad Fry: Adopts the Blue Monday Shad Fry in East Arcadia located on the Cape Fear River in Bladen and Columbus counties the official state Blue Monday shad fry. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

YES: Dennis Riddell (R), Stephen Ross (R)

HB 267 — Limit Tolling on Existing Interstates: Specifies the conditions under which the N.C. Turnpike Authority may collect tolls on an existing interstate highway. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Collins, R-Nash. Adopted 108-7. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

YES: Riddell, Ross

HB 917 — Dublin Peanut Festival: Adopts the Dublin Peanut Festival in Bladen County as the state official peanut festival. Introduced by Rep. Bill Brisson, D-Bladen. Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

SB 189 — Home School Definition: Redefines “home school” as a nonpublic school in which not more than two families or households receive academic instruction from parents or legal guardians, or a member of either household and where the parents or legal guardians or members of either household determine the scope and sequence of academic instruction, provide academic instruction and determine additional sources of academic instruction. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort. Adopted 109-0. Sent to the governor for approval.

SB 402 — 2013 Appropriations: Makes base budget appropriations of $20.6 billion for current operations of state departments, institutions and agencies and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth. Adopted 33-17. Sent to the House for consideration.

YES: Rick Gunn (R)

HB 13 — State Agency Property Use Reports (Senate Version): Requires state agencies to biennially report to the Department of Administration and to the Program Evaluation Division on their use of real property; and requires the Department of Public Instruction to report annually on the amount of revenue generated through leasing space on residential school campuses. Introduced by Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie. Adopted 47-1. Returned to the House for concurrence.